Month: October 2006

What if we fall just short of taking the Senate? What will our chances be in two years, a Presidential election year, of winning the one or two or three seats we need to take the Senate? As you hopefully know, every two years a...

Perhaps you’ve heard of the recent unpleasantness between The Russian Federation and the Republic of Georgia. A fine diary touched on this topic yesterday, and I invite all of you to check out allmost liberal...

….In Israel of course. Olmert is claiming that he now needs a larger coalition after the criticism of his invasion of Lebanon, but instead of bringing in a more moderate politician, he has chosen instead to bring in the...

Cross posted at the front page of My Left Wing. It’s embarrassing to realize how long the neoconservatives have been able to double talk their way around their falsehoods and fumbles in Iraq.  We’ve heard daily...

Why do I constantly write about committee seats and ranking members and chairpeople and who controls them? Because the committees are where laws are made, judges are vetted, and oversight and investigations are held. All the...